الخميس

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ م س (ḵ-m-s)

From the root of خَمْس (ḵams, five), taking a form that is common in adjectives: فَعِيل (faʕīl). Displaced مُؤْنِس (muʔnis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.xa.miːs/

Proper noun

الْخَمِيس • (al-ḵamīs) m

  1. Thursday
    الْخَمِيسُ يَوْمُ إِجَازَةٍ فِي بَعْضِ ٱلْبُلْدَانِ ٱلْعَرَبِيَّةِ.
    al-ḵamīsu yawmu ʔijāzatin fī baʕḍi l-buldāni l-ʕarabiyyati.
    Thursday is a day off in some Arab countries.

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Afar: kamíis
  • Maguindanao: Kammis
  • Malagasy: alakamisy
  • Malay: Khamis
  • Maranao: Kamis
  • Swahili: Alhamisi

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ م س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪl.xmiːs/, /lɪx.miːs/

Noun

الخميس • (el-ḵmīs, le-ḵmīs) m

  1. Thursday
    Synonym: يوم الخميس (yūm el-ḵmīs, yūm le-ḵmīs)

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /il.xa.miːs/, [ɪl.xaˈmiːs]
  • (file)

Proper noun

الخميس • (il-ḵamīs) m

  1. Thursday
    Synonym: يوم الخميس (yōm il-ḵamīs)

See also

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